Salinicoccus Ventosa et al., 1990
- Dataset
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- GENUS
Classification
- phylum
- Firmicutes
- class
- Bacilli
- order
- Bacillales
- family
- Staphylococcaceae
- genus
- Salinicoccus
Abstract
Salinococcus is a genus of Gram-positive cocci belonging to the family Staphylococcaceae. The genus name is derived from Latin salinus - saline, and Greek kokkos - a grain or berry). The genus was described in 1990 by Ventosa et al.Ventosa A, Marquez, MC, Ruiz-Berraquero F and Kocur, M (1990) Salinicoccus roseus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new moderately halophilic Gram-positive coccus. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 13, 29-33
Clinical
Species in this genus are not known to cause disease.
Description
The type strain is Salinicoccus roseus. The genomic DNA G+C content of the species in this genus lies within the range of 46–51 mol%.
Genome
No species in this genus has had its genome sequenced to date.